OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Public Health is 70. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Parents’ attitudes towards the No Jab No Play legislation in Western Australia: a mixed methods study	385
Evaluation of measurement properties of the German Work Role Functioning Questionnaire	348
The CONFIDENT study protocol: a randomized controlled trial comparing two methods to increase long-term care worker confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines	309
(In)Congruences in parent-adolescent reports of physical activity parenting practices: associations with adolescent physical activity	217
Pre-vaccination RT-PCR negative contacts in workplace settings show high, SARS COV-2 neutralizing antibody levels	203
Impact of rehabilitation services on employment outcomes for individuals with physical disabilities: a propensity score matching analysis	181
Viral blood-borne infections testing and linkage to care cascade among persons who experience homelessness in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis	171
School closures and well-being-related topic searches on Google during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa	170
The effect of smoking on latent hazard classes of metabolic syndrome using latent class causal analysis method in the Iranian population	162
Perception of couples’ on multipurpose prevention technology attribute choice: the case of MTN 045	156
Effects of participation and learning in sports clubs on self-perceived health status, self-perceived physical strength status, and health behaviors	152
Youth experiencing homelessness at risk for suicide: psychosocial risk factors and service use patterns	150
Factors influencing mobility in community-dwelling older adults during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	147
Understanding parental consent and trust in paediatric LRTI research: insights from a qualitative study in Indonesia	144
Associations between unintentional injuries and bullying victimization in adolescents: evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study in China	144
Understanding the experience of prescription charges in people living with parkinson’s disease: a focus group study	134
Predictive role of the muscle quality index for testosterone deficiency in adult males based on interpretable machine learning methods	133
Changing trends of obesity and lipid profiles among Bangkok school children after comprehensive management of the bright and healthy Thai kid project	130
How a steeper organisational hierarchy prevents change—adoption and implementation of a sustainable employability intervention for employees in low-skilled jobs: a qualitative study	130
Progress in physical activity research, policy, and surveillance in Canada: The global observatory for physical activity – GoPA!	129
Spatio-temporal dynamic of the COVID-19 epidemic and the impact of imported cases in Rwanda	127
Impact of the Triglyceride–Glucose index on all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities across different metabolic health and obesity statuses in US adults	126
Extending the diabetic retinopathy screening intervals in Singapore: methodology and preliminary findings of a cohort study	119
Diabetes, life course and childhood socioeconomic conditions: an empirical assessment for Mexico	118
Evaluating chikungunya outbreak size and emergency vaccination strategies in Miami: an exploratory modeling study	114

Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women by lead maternity carer midwives in a real-world setting to optimise health outcomes (DOT study): a case study protocol	111
High-risk human papillomavirus testing for underscreened populations: cost-effectiveness and affordability in three country settings	108
The influence of adiposity status and the trajectories of obesity indicators on earlier puberty onset in girls: a longitudinal cohort study in Shanghai, China	104
Developmental trajectories of tobacco use and risk factors from adolescence to emerging young adulthood: a population-based panel study	104
Mapping loneliness through comparative analysis of USA and India using social intelligence analysis	103
Quasi-experimental design for using an interactive social media intervention program to improve truck drivers’ health beliefs and eating behaviors	103
Tuberculosis in older adults: case studies from four countries with rapidly ageing populations in the western pacific region	101
Mental health and governmental response policy evaluation on COVID-19 based on vaccination status in Republic of Korea	100
Burden of long COVID among adults experiencing sheltered homelessness: a longitudinal cohort study in King County, WA between September 2020—April 2022	100
Persistent musculoskeletal pain and its association with future mental distress in adolescents: The Fit Futures study	97
Predicting disability retirement among Abu Dhabi police using multiple measure of sickness absence	96
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their grandparents: a Western Australian retrospective cohort study	95
Performance evaluation and ranking of health non-governmental organizations in iran: a nationwide assessment of governance and operational performance, and social health impact	91
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits in adults with diabetes: findings from the national health interview survey	91
Belgium’s SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing effectively curbed transmission, yet challenges persist in terms of delays, scalability and population adherence	90
Aging towards walkable futures: insights from a multidisciplinary workshop held in Barcelona, Spain	88
Knowledge and perceptions about Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, mother-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV prevalence among antenatal attendees of a Ghanaian tertiary health institution	87
Cost-effectiveness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population screening in China: based on individual data from WHO Collaborating Centre-initiated ‘Enjoying Breathing Program’	85
Cancer incidence and mortality in the occupational cohort of a German toxic waste landfill: a retrospective cohort study	84
Association between birth length, linear growth velocities, and primary school achievement at age 10 years: evidence from the Ethiopian iABC birth cohort	83
Widowed and at risk: increasing HIV prevalence among widowed women in Siaya county, Kenya in the last decade, 2011–2022	82
Factors associated with age at first screening for cervical cancer among adult Cape Verdean women: a cross-sectional study	81
Association between tea types and number of teeth: a cross-sectional study of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey	80
Association between the location of social medical insurance and social integration among China’s elderly rural migrants: a nationwide cross-sectional study	79
Knowledge, attitude, and practice on dietary management among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study in Sichuan	78
Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and heart failure in patients with diabetes or prediabetes: a cross-sectional study	77
A tryst of ‘blood pressure control- sex- comorbidities’: the odyssey of basic public health services in Yunnan in quest for truth	77
“You feel like an individual who matters”- the Beyond DV Recovery Pillars framework: its impact on the recovery and healing of victim-survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence	77
Assessing the short-term hematological and pulmonary effects of air pollution: a cross-sectional study in a Turkish urban setting	76
Strengthening causes of death identification through community-based verbal autopsy during the COVID-19 pandemic	75
A graded personalized exercise program’s effect on muscle and body fat: randomized controlled trial	75
Implementation of a malaria prevention education intervention in Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative evaluation	75
Community efforts to monitor and manage Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with ovitraps and litter reduction in east Tennessee	75
Investigating membership attrition dynamics in community-based health insurance: a survival analysis of socioeconomic and program-specific determinants in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia	74
“Healthy immigrant effect” among individuals experiencing homelessness in Spain?: Foreign-born individuals had higher average age at death in 15-year retrospective cohort study	74
A scoping review of UK local government workplace health and wellbeing programmes	73
Dizziness and imbalance and their association with general and mental health in a community-based cross-sectional study of middle-aged individuals: the Busselton healthy ageing study	73
‘Saga Stories in health talks’ for health promotion in Swedish child healthcare: results from a cluster-randomised hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study	73
Childhood maltreatment and adult diseases in the general population: the mediating role of smoking and overweight in a time-sequence design	72
A nationwide comparative analysis of the prevalance and determinants of non-communicable diseases risk factors between Jordanian and displaced Syrian populations	72
Homelessness prediction models in high-income countries: a scoping review	72
Does caring for grandchildren influence life satisfaction? A national-level analysis among older adults in India using a propensity score matching approach	72
Beyond the hours slept: inconsistent sleep routines threaten mental health in 100,000 UK Biobank participants	71
Addressing health literacy among long-term unemployed persons: the FORESIGHT intervention study	71
Unmet need for family planning and associated factors among reproductive age women working in Bole Lemi industrial park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2024: an institution based cross-sectional study	71
The impact of parental migration on left-behind children’s tooth health in China	70
Adherence to viral load testing guidelines, barriers, and associated factors among persons living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a mixed-methods study	70
Current and historic patterns of chronic disease burden are associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: an observational study	70